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Nick Soulis · 03-09-2023, 01:05 PM

This Month In Baseball
October 1875
Edition 5.7

- PENNANT RACE UPDATE -

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Both Leagues Go To One Game Playoff!
For First Time Both Leagues Have Ties At The End Of Season

Professional baseball extended their regular season in 1975 to 96 games and one would think with that amount of games that there would be a clear winner in each league. In fact as the season ended on Sunday the opposite is true, both leagues have two teams at the top of the table with identical records and the necessity for a one single game playoff to determine the pennant winner.

American League - The defending pennant winning Boston Red Stockings finally caught the Washington Senators in the last week of the season. Both clubs won a league leading 63 games but it was Boston who went 19-7 in the last two months to force a playoff. Al Spalding went an amazing 26-8 with a 2.04 ERA and the offense was almost just as good scoring a league leading 667 runs. Washington is a team of experiance and fortitude and they showed it all season long, After a 12-3 September, they went only 9-5 in October and a back breaking sweep of a doubleheader at the hands of the Mutuals in the final week opened the door for the red hot Red Stockings. Bobby Mathews won 37 games and the club had the best batting average in the league at .277

Playoff matchup
At Olympic Grounds: Boston (63-33) vs Washington (63-33)
Jim Britt (19-12, 2.19 ERA vs Bill French (20-8, 2.48 ERA)

National LeagueThe Philadelphia Whites are the suprise participants in this years race but have been there from start to finish. The club went a bleak 6-10 in September but won 5 of 6 to end the season. They are lead by the league batting champion Lip Pike who is also their determined manager. Pike hit .410 with 79 stolen bases taking the league by storm scoring 104 runs. Gat Stires also drove in 93 runs while Tommy Bond won 23 games. The defending champion Mutuals put it all on the line in October and had a memorable sweep of Washington in a doubleheader a week before the end of the season including a 13-1 win. Billy Boyd hit .394 with 98 RBI while Cal McVey won 21 games as a starter. The Mutuals are first in almost every offensive category in the league.

Playoff Matchup
At Union Grounds: Philadelphia Whites (58-38) vs Mutuals of New York (58-38)
Cy Bentley (16-13, 2.16) vs Candy Cummings (17-11, 1.80)

03-09-2023, 01:05 PM	#65
Nick Soulis Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 4,258	This Month In Baseball October 1875 Edition 5.7 - PENNANT RACE UPDATE - Both Leagues Go To One Game Playoff! For First Time Both Leagues Have Ties At The End Of Season Professional baseball extended their regular season in 1975 to 96 games and one would think with that amount of games that there would be a clear winner in each league. In fact as the season ended on Sunday the opposite is true, both leagues have two teams at the top of the table with identical records and the necessity for a one single game playoff to determine the pennant winner. American League - The defending pennant winning Boston Red Stockings finally caught the Washington Senators in the last week of the season. Both clubs won a league leading 63 games but it was Boston who went 19-7 in the last two months to force a playoff. Al Spalding went an amazing 26-8 with a 2.04 ERA and the offense was almost just as good scoring a league leading 667 runs. Washington is a team of experiance and fortitude and they showed it all season long, After a 12-3 September, they went only 9-5 in October and a back breaking sweep of a doubleheader at the hands of the Mutuals in the final week opened the door for the red hot Red Stockings. Bobby Mathews won 37 games and the club had the best batting average in the league at .277 Playoff matchup At Olympic Grounds: Boston (63-33) vs Washington (63-33) Jim Britt (19-12, 2.19 ERA vs Bill French (20-8, 2.48 ERA) National LeagueThe Philadelphia Whites are the suprise participants in this years race but have been there from start to finish. The club went a bleak 6-10 in September but won 5 of 6 to end the season. They are lead by the league batting champion Lip Pike who is also their determined manager. Pike hit .410 with 79 stolen bases taking the league by storm scoring 104 runs. Gat Stires also drove in 93 runs while Tommy Bond won 23 games. The defending champion Mutuals put it all on the line in October and had a memorable sweep of Washington in a doubleheader a week before the end of the season including a 13-1 win. Billy Boyd hit .394 with 98 RBI while Cal McVey won 21 games as a starter. The Mutuals are first in almost every offensive category in the league. Playoff Matchup At Union Grounds: Philadelphia Whites (58-38) vs Mutuals of New York (58-38) Cy Bentley (16-13, 2.16) vs Candy Cummings (17-11, 1.80)